This is a beautiful May 2003 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the JEANINE TESORI, RICHARD MORRIS and DICK SCANLAN musical comedy "THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE" at the Marquis Theatre in New York City. (The production opened April 18th, 2002 and ran for 903 performances.) ..... Winner of six Tony Awards including "Best Musical", the show starred SUTTON FOSTER (Tony Award winner) in the title role, LESLIE UGGAMS, HARRIET HARRIS (Tony Award winner), MARC KUDISCH, CHRISTIAN BORLE, ANGELA CHRISTIAN, DAVID RHEE, DARREN LEE and ANNE L. NATHAN and the cast included ROXANE BARLOW, CATHERINE BRUNELL, JOYCE CHITTICK, JULIE CONNORS, DAVID EGGERS, JASON GILLMAN, GREGG GOODBROD, JESSICA GROVE, SUSAN HAEFNER, TRIPP HANSON, AMY HEGGINS, JoANN M. HUNTER, CHEYENNE JACKSON, ERIC JACKSON, ALISA KLEIN, JOHN MacINNIS, MICHELLE O'STEEN-VIVONA, NOAH RACEY, DARREN RITCHIE, ERIN SACKS, MEGAN SIKORA, DAVID SPANGENTHAL, MATT WALL and RICHARD FENG ZHU ..... Side note: Before rehearsals began, the starring role had belonged to KRISTIN CHENOWETH, the director's original choice. When Miss Chenoweth got a television series, she had to back out and her understudy ERIN DILLY was offered the role of "Millie". After the first run-through at the La Jolla Playhouse, it became clear to the director that Miss Dilly was not ideally suited for the role, and the producers plucked SUTTON FOSTER from the chorus to take over. She played "Millie" for the entire tryout engagement, which received notices encouraging enough for the producers to bring the show to Broadway. Against the recommendations of many advisors, they decided to give the starring role of the $9.5 million production to the relatively unknown 27 year-old actress who would confirm their decision when on June 2nd, 2002 she stepped onto the stage of Radio City Music Hall to accept the Tony Award for "Best Actress in a Musical" ..... CREDITS: Book by RICHARD MORRIS and DICK SCANLAN based on the Original Story and Universal Pictures Screenplay by RICHARD MORRIS; New Music by JEANINE TESORI; New Lyrics by DICK SCANLAN; Sets designed by DAVID GALLO; Costumes designed by MARTIN PAKLEDINAZ; Choreographed by ROB ASHFORD; Directed by MICHAEL MAYER; Produced by MICHAEL LEAVITT, FOX THEATRICALS, HAL LUFTIG, STEWART F. LANE, JAMES L. NEDERLANDER, INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK, L. MAGES / M. GLICK, BERINSTEIN / MANOCHERIAN / DRAMATIC FORCES, JOHN YORK NOBLE and WHOOPI GOLDBERG ..... DETAILS: The 64 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes and musical numbers, individual head shots and bios of each actor, bios of each member of the creative team and three production photos ..... CONDITION: This playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.